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Sooke Potholes Parks

July 9, 2019August 24, 2020 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Sooke Potholes Provincial and Regional Parks are in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Located on the southern end of Vancouver Island, the two parks are side-by-side and provide protection and access to the popular summer swimming destination. The provincial park is the … Continue reading Sooke Potholes Parks

Charters River – Sea to Sea Park

July 6, 2019July 9, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Charters River - Sea to Sea Park is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Charters River is a tributary of the Sooke River, located on the southern end of Vancouver Island. Shield, Crabapple and Grass lakes flow into Charters River. Lands in … Continue reading Charters River – Sea to Sea Park

Sooke River Regional Park Reserve

July 5, 2019July 4, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Sooke River Regional Park Reserve is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This limited access park reserve was a private property until twenty thousand and sixteen. The Sooke Salmon Enhancement Society has been able to cross the park reserve in order to … Continue reading Sooke River Regional Park Reserve

Kirby Park

July 4, 2019July 4, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

        Illustration by DL MacPhail Kirby Park is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. The linear park has a three hundred and eight five meter trail along Kirby Road in the Milnes Landing area of Sooke. The multi-user pathway … Continue reading Kirby Park

McCallum Road Park

July 3, 2019June 26, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

McCallum Road Park is in the community of Langford, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. A large Wark gneiss knoll lies along the eastern end of McCallum Road Park near the Millstream Shopping Center in Langford, B.C. Covered with mosses and several small oak and arbutus trees, this … Continue reading McCallum Road Park

Sooke River Road Park

July 3, 2019July 3, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Illustration by D.L. MacPhail Sooke River Road Park is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. The linear park has an eight hundred and twenty three meter trail along Sooke River Road in the Milnes Landing area of Sooke. This trail is the … Continue reading Sooke River Road Park

Sooke River Park

July 2, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ 2 Comments

Sooke River Park is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. The park hosts the Sooke Horseshoe Pitch with its fenced and secured pitches and grounds. The Sooke River Park includes a limited access area of the Sooke River tidal area. This estuary … Continue reading Sooke River Park

Selwyn Falls Park

June 30, 2019June 26, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Selwyn Falls Park is in the Mill Hill neighborhood of Langford, B.C. The landscaped park has a playground on about a five hundred square meter area. There is a slide and climbing apparatus as well as swings set on a pea gravel base. Cedar hedge trees form part of the fence along the south side … Continue reading Selwyn Falls Park

Sunkist Park

June 28, 2019June 26, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Sunkist Park is in the community of Langford, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This park is a 0.17 hectare nature area in the Thetis Heights neighborhood of Langford, B.C. It is bordered by fences and cedar hedges of private homes. The south side of the park is … Continue reading Sunkist Park

Hansen Park

June 27, 2019June 26, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Hansen Park is in the community of Langford, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This park is a small wetland area in the Thetis Heights neighborhood of Langford, B.C. The western side of the park has steep slopes while a small shallow aerated lake, Hansen Lake, takes up … Continue reading Hansen Park

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  • Parker Park (Sayward Beach)
  • Fenn Road Beach
  • Cordova Bay Elementary School Green Space
  • Beckton Park
  • Sayward Hill Park
  • Lochside Park
  • Fowler Park
  • Glendale Trail and Green Space
  • Camosun College Interurban Campus Green Spaces
  • Layritz Park
  • Saanich Commonwealth Place Park
  • Normandy Park
  • Royal Oak Middle School Green Space
  • Quick’s Bottom Park Arboretum
  • Thomas Francis/ Freeman King Regional Park

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